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FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for March 2025 Open Meeting

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On March 6, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a tentative agenda for its next Open Meeting, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 27 at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Commission released public drafts of...more

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Expectations for a Chairman Carr Led Federal Communications Commission

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With a unified Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress, there will be a dramatic shift in regulatory policy changing how the communications and technology industries interact with government. These...more

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FCC Proposes New Regulations To Assess and Protect Against National Security Risks in Submarine Cable Networks

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On November 21, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") focused on enhancing FCC review and oversight of the global subsea communications cable network through...more

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FCC Proposes Sweeping Changes to Submarine Cable Licensing Rules

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On November 22, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at broadening and strengthening its oversight of submarine cables. The NPRM seeks to revise...more

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Post-Election Takeaways for TMT

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The 2024 election is over and Republicans are poised in January to take over Washington, D.C.—in the White House, on the Hill, at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and at other agencies (the National...more

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Court Instructs FCC to Amend Definition of ‘Critical Infrastructure’ in Equipment Authorization Order

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The US government has made efforts to combat national security threats found in technology. Notably, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress worked in tandem to create a Covered List of communications...more

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FCC’s Latest 5G Spectrum Auction and the Call to Open the Mid-Band

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Launch of 5G Spectrum Auction - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in mid-April 2019, announced two key initiatives intended to bolster the deployment of fifth-generation (5G) wireless infrastructure, touching on...more

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What's New In Washington - March 2018

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Washington saw a flurry of bipartisan activity over the last few weeks. Most notably, Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a long-awaited deal on sequestration budget caps. The compromise, announced on February 7 as...more

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FCC Sets Sights on China

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As yet another example of the U.S. government’s ongoing concerns about the potential vulnerability of U.S. telecommunications networks and supply chains, the FCC recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...more

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"Looking Ahead: The U.S. Legal and Regulatory Environment Under a Trump Administration"

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Election Day brought an end to a long period of uncertainty that caused market fluctuations and delayed business planning decisions. As we navigate the post-election landscape, many questions remain regarding the potential...more

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